Spiritual Study: Working with Afflictive Emotions on the Yogic Path, Part 2 of 3
3 Mondays online | Offered individually April 13, 20 & 27
free for active teachers
$5-20 sliding scale per session
Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard.Being a yogi, yoga teacher or therapist does not give us a golden ticket out of suffering from afflictive emotions like anger, jealousy, or fear. Working skillfully with, and befriending these emotions, is the work of a lifetime. We will examine one emotion per week and explore what sages and scholars have offered as a way to overcome these detrimental mindstates.
Each session will include the following:
- Introduction and Centering Practice
- Presentation
- Time for Reflection, Comments, Questions
- Tools/Strategies/Practices for Daily Life
This study group is for anyone willing to dig into their practice, understand how shame can incapacitate us, and come to a deeper understanding of ourselves as yogis on the path. Together we’ll explore the emotions in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. We’ll also share insights about the emotions from Buddhist and neuroscience perspectives.
The Yoga Spiritual Study series is an offering in which participants learn and discuss how the teachings of Yoga apply to our daily lives. We read passages from scriptures of Yoga and other ancient and contemporary spiritual texts, take time to reflect upon them, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path. All are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions. These sessions will not be recorded.
Online | $5-20 sliding scale
Vimukti Aslan, C-IAYT, YACEP, an IYI-transplant to Philadelphia, is happy to be of service through this study group. An Integral yogi since the mid-90s, she has taught Integral Yoga since 2009 at IYI and since 2011 in Philadelphia jails, universities, studios, and privately. She has taught in many US states as well as Canada, Egypt, Israel, and Colombia. She loves spreading the universal truths of Integral Yoga and helping others find their True Nature.
Jen Meagher, RYT-200, is a certified Integral Yoga Meditation and Hatha I teacher and an Accessible Yoga and Chair Yoga teacher through the Accessible Yoga School. Jen has also studied Trauma-Informed Yoga with Soul Haum Yoga in Philadelphia, Meditation and Neuroscience with Kelly Blaser, and Raja Yoga Philosophy with Integral Yoga in San Francisco. A student of yoga for over 20 years, Jen loves to learn and grow in her own practice and strives to make yoga accessible, joyful, and healing for all.